Inauguration of Onement in Vernante
Date of the event:
The inauguration of the artwork «Onement» by artist Patrick Tuttofuoco takes place in Vernante, in the province of Cuneo, on Thursday 12 November 2026 at 4.30 pm. Attendees are to gather at the former Confraternita di Santa Croce in Vernante, in via Umberto I 87, before walking to the chimney area of the village's former glassworks. The event is open to the public [1].
The artwork and the restoration of the chimneys
The inauguration marks the completion of the restoration and consolidation work on the former glassworks' historic chimneys, carried out with the support of the Fondazione CRC under the Bando Distruzione programme [1]. «Onement» was produced under the artistic direction and organization of the Art.ur association; the company Agc supplied the glass for the work [1]. The project is one of the stops on the VeRo tourist route [1].
The Alcotra Vermenagna III project
The VeRo route was created as part of the project «Un viaggio nella meraviglia: verso il 2028, il centenario della Cuneo-Ventimiglia-Nizza» (Vermenagna-Roya III), co-financed by the European Union through the Interreg VI-A Alcotra Italia-France 2021/27 programme [1]. The cross-border institutional partnership brings together the municipalities of Borgo San Dalmazzo, as lead partner, Breil-sur-Roya, Vernante, Robilante, Limone Piemonte and Tende, together with the Ecomusée, the CARF, the ATL del Cuneese and the Art.ur association [1].
Statements
The mayor of Vernante, Gian Piero Dalmasso, said that the former glassworks site was not just an abandoned place but a fragment of local history, and that the aim is to turn it into an opportunity for renewal through residential, tourism and public-interest projects [1]. The president of the Fondazione CRC, Mauro Gola, described the restoration and safety work on the two chimneys as confirming the value of beauty as a strategic lever for the growth of communities [1].
Sources
- Le ciminiere dell’ex vetreria di Vernante si trasformano in un’opera d’arte — Cuneo24, 2 November 2026